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Almost a quarter of all of WFP's food supplies in Sudan have been looted

The U.N. confirmed at least 17,000 metric tons of food – enough to feed more than half a million people – were taken.

At least US$13 million in food supplies were looted in the first few days of fighting.
At least US$13 million in food supplies were looted in the first few days of fighting. (AN/Omar Pina/Unsplash)

The World Food Program said it has resumed delivering food for hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Sudan, though humanitarian access remains difficult.

“For many people, food and other supplies are running low,” WFP's Sudan Country Director Eddie Rowe said on Tuesday. “If they are available, they are way beyond the purchasing power of ordinary Sudanese.”

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